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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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